Chain: Huddle House

Huddle House Prepares for Christmas Sales Spike

Christmas Day is traditionally a time for relaxing, reconnecting, or just enjoying being with family and friends, and in many parts of the country that tradition increasingly includes a trip to a Huddle House restaurant. Christmas Day sales at Huddle House are typically more than 75 percent higher than a normal day, and have been […]

New Locations and More to Come From Huddle House

Huddle House continued its aggressive expansion during the first three months of the year, opening four new restaurants and signing four franchise agreements representing additional locations to be opened by the end of the year.  New restaurants opened in Vernon, Texas; Mount Vernon, Illinois; Hahira, Georgia; and Winfield, Alabama, at a pace of one every […]

Huddle House Hopes to Keep Up Growth Trend in 2015

With franchise and development agreements representing 34 new restaurants as well as 10 new construction starts, 2014 was the most successful period of growth in recent years for Huddle House.    In addition, Huddle House recorded its 13th consecutive month of positive same store sales increases.  “All the credit goes to our dedicated franchisees and […]

DTT Grows Partnership with Huddle House

DTT and Huddle House franchisees continue to strengthen their relationship as more locations adopt the DTT solution. DTT provides operators with actionable business intelligence data in the form of loss prevention and managed services, and recently installed the 50th Huddle House store.   “Partnering with DTT as our third party loss prevention vendor was a […]

Huddle House Brings On Ex- Corner Bakery Exec as CDO

Huddle House, the nearly 400-unit restaurant franchise known for its comfort food and value pricing, named Jonathan Benjamin as its new chief development officer. Benjamin, a veteran sales and franchising executive with more than 20 years of leadership experience, will spearhead expanded unit growth in underserved markets and will play in integral role in improving […]

Huddle House Reveals “Texas-Sized” Growth Plans

Following three consecutive years of comp sales growth and the successful launch of a new contemporary restaurant prototype, Huddle House announced plans to open 135 new restaurants throughout the Southeast and Texas over the next five years. With nearly 400 restaurants in 21 states, executives with Atlanta-based Huddle House have specifically targeted San Antonio, Waco, and Fort Worth, Texas, for development with the goal of finding the right franchise partners to operate the restaurants.

Huddle House Hires New COO

Following three consecutive years of company sales growth and the successful launch of a new contemporary restaurant prototype, Huddle House announced today it has hired Tyrone Counts as chief operating officer. Huddle House, which is re-energizing itself at age 49 with menu optimization, leadership changes, and further initiatives, is refining the brand to remain a […]

Huddle House Offers $25K to Operators Who Remodel

Huddle House is offering a $25,000 financial incentive to the first 100 franchisees who commit to a remodel by July 31, 2014. Franchisees would use $20,000 of the incentive to offset the costs of the remodel, with the remaining $5,000 to be used for local marketing efforts. Should Huddle House reach its goal of 100 […]

Huddle House Opens Up Shop in Eagle Pass, TX

Huddle House, a 24-hour family-friendly restaurant chain, opened its newest restaurant in Eagle Pass, Texas, on April 29, 2013, featuring a refreshing new interior and exterior design. The Huddle House of Eagle Pass will feature full-service dining and an all-encompassing menu of classic breakfast, lunch, and dinner favorites, including premium breakfast platters, waffles, delicious burgers, […]

Huddle House Puts on Fresh Face, Readies for Growth

The times are a changin' at family-dining chain Huddle House. With new CEO Michael Abt on board since October 2012, an updated design prototype, and a sharper focus on franchisee growth and profitability, the brand is ready to hit new heights in 2013 and beyond. To ensure its success, Abt says the brand will continue […]

Seafood Concept or Not, Brands Gear Up for Lenten Season

The Super Bowl hype may have fizzled weeks ago, but for seafood companies, their Super Bowl season is just beginning, thanks to the start of the Lenten season. With many customers abstaining from meat consumption, Lent can be a true goldmine for seafood brands and other chains that introduce seafood-focused LTOs and menu. At Captain […]

Huddle House Sets Up Shop in Tye, Texas

Huddle House, a 400+ unit family dining restaurant, announces the opening of its ninth unit in the state of Texas. The new location in Tye, Texas is the fourth location of a 20-unit Market Area Development agreement with The Kent Companies to expand Huddle House in different markets throughout Texas. The Kent Companies is a […]

Huddle House Signs Multiunit Deal with C-Store Co.

Huddle House, a 400-plus-unit family restaurant chain and segment leader in innovation and growth, has signed a multiunit franchise agreement with CEFCO Convenience Stores (CEFCO), adding to the brand’s aggressive expansion efforts. CEFCO, a 254-unit convenience store company based in Temple, Texas, will bolster the Huddle House growth plan to add more than 100 locations […]

Huddle House to Franchise in Travel Centers

Huddle House, a family dining restaurant with more than 400 units, has signed franchise agreements with Pilot Travel Centers, LLC to open five new restaurants in the next eight months. The first of the restaurants is opening this May in Frystown, Pennsylvania, with additional openings slated for Anna, Texas, Fargo, North Dakota, New Haven, Indiana, […]